Definition of Drench

(v. t.)
To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic.
  

(v. t.)
A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
  

(n.)
A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book.
  

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drench
\drench\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. drenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. drenching.] [as. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan to drink; akin to d. drenken, sw. dr?nka, g. tr?nken. see drink.]
1. to cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic. as "to fell," is "to make to fall," and "to lay," to make to lie." so "to drench," is "to make to drink."
2. to steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse. now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; their moisture has already drenched the plain.
drench
\drench\, n. [as. drenc. see drench, v. t.] a drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. "a drench of wine." give my roan horse a drench.
drench
\drench\, n. [as. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to icel. drengr.] (o. eng. law) a military vassal mentioned in domesday book. [obs.]
drench
v
1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "the tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor." [syn: swamp]


2. force (animals) to drink
3. permeate or impregnate; "the war drenched the country in blood" [syn: imbrue]


4. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse]

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Verb
1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
(synonym) swamp
(hypernym) flood
2. force to drink
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(cause) drink, imbibe
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
3. permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"
(synonym) imbrue
(hypernym) impregnate, saturate
4. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
(synonym) douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
(hypernym) wet
(hyponym) brine

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To wet through and through; soak.

Liquid administered through mouth.

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